[Kenny Bunkport]

Interesting, Gretchen. I had the same thought seeing the US flag and the red-dot Japanese flag together. Japan is a good friend and ally, but it's understandable that it would still elicit a cringe from Americans. Can you imagine West Germany keeping the swastika after the fall of Hitler?

[GretchenM]

We are sharing a brain on the topic. No, I can't imagine Germany retaining the Nazi flag. I think they knew no nation would take them seriously as proclaiming themselves defeated and ready to take their place as a peaceful entity among the nations after they started two world wars in just a few decades, ending in the slaughter of scores of millions.